postcss-minify-params

What is postcss-minify-params?

The postcss-minify-params package is a tool used to minify parameters in CSS. It's a plugin for PostCSS, a tool for transforming CSS with JavaScript. This package helps in reducing the size of CSS files by optimizing the parameters passed to functions and mixins within the CSS, which can lead to faster load times for web pages.

What are postcss-minify-params's main functionalities?

Minifying CSS function parameters

This feature allows the minification of parameters passed to CSS functions, such as `transition`, `transform`, etc., by removing unnecessary whitespace and optimizing numerical values.

const postcss = require('postcss');
const minifyParams = require('postcss-minify-params');

postcss([minifyParams()]).process('a{transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out;}').then(result => {
  console.log(result.css);
  // Output: a{transition:all .5s ease-in-out}
});

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cssnano

cssnano is a modular minifier that includes postcss-minify-params as one of its optimizations. It provides a full suite of minification features, including reducing CSS size by optimizing a variety of different aspects of the CSS file, not just parameters.

clean-css

clean-css is another CSS minifier that can perform optimizations similar to postcss-minify-params. It focuses on a wide range of CSS optimizations and is known for its performance and reliability.

csso

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README

postcss-minify-params

Minify at-rule params with PostCSS.

@media only screen   and ( min-width: 400px, min-height: 500px ) {
    h2{
        color:blue
    }
}

@media only screen and (min-width:400px,min-height:500px) {
    h2{
        color:blue
    }
}

Usage

postcss([ require('postcss-minify-params') ])

See PostCSS docs for examples for your environment.

Contributors

See CONTRIBUTORS.md.

License

MIT © Bogdan Chadkin